From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: main.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Kai Grossjohann Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.help Subject: Re: Emacs tabbing configuration Date: Sat, 06 Nov 2004 16:21:47 +0100 Message-ID: <867jozvw8k.fsf@ketchup.de.uu.net> References: <87y8i7zfud.fsf@ghidra.localhost> NNTP-Posting-Host: deer.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Trace: sea.gmane.org 1099751471 5452 80.91.229.6 (6 Nov 2004 14:31:11 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@sea.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Sat, 6 Nov 2004 14:31:11 +0000 (UTC) Original-X-From: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Sat Nov 06 15:31:03 2004 Return-path: Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([199.232.76.165]) by deer.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 3.35 #1 (Debian)) id 1CQRap-0001Zb-00 for ; Sat, 06 Nov 2004 15:31:03 +0100 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.33) id 1CQRj4-0003xh-Ru for geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Sat, 06 Nov 2004 09:39:34 -0500 Original-Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.33) id 1CQRit-0003xc-7A for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Sat, 06 Nov 2004 09:39:23 -0500 Original-Received: from exim by lists.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.33) id 1CQRis-0003xJ-Oi for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Sat, 06 Nov 2004 09:39:22 -0500 Original-Received: from [199.232.76.173] (helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.33) id 1CQRis-0003xG-LS for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Sat, 06 Nov 2004 09:39:22 -0500 Original-Received: from [80.91.229.2] (helo=main.gmane.org) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.34) id 1CQRab-00028G-C5 for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Sat, 06 Nov 2004 09:30:49 -0500 Original-Received: from root by main.gmane.org with local (Exim 3.35 #1 (Debian)) id 1CQRaa-0008DT-00 for ; Sat, 06 Nov 2004 15:30:48 +0100 Original-Received: from pd9e1ee6d.dip.t-dialin.net ([217.225.238.109]) by main.gmane.org with esmtp (Gmexim 0.1 (Debian)) id 1AlnuQ-0007hv-00 for ; Sat, 06 Nov 2004 15:30:48 +0100 Original-Received: from kai by pd9e1ee6d.dip.t-dialin.net with local (Gmexim 0.1 (Debian)) id 1AlnuQ-0007hv-00 for ; Sat, 06 Nov 2004 15:30:48 +0100 X-Injected-Via-Gmane: http://gmane.org/ Original-To: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org Original-Lines: 16 Original-X-Complaints-To: usenet@sea.gmane.org X-Gmane-NNTP-Posting-Host: pd9e1ee6d.dip.t-dialin.net User-Agent: Gnus/5.110003 (No Gnus v0.3) Emacs/21.3.50 (gnu/linux) Cancel-Lock: sha1:J6AXyC6NfCHhe+aym9M1xM2vtOs= X-BeenThere: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Users list for the GNU Emacs text editor List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Original-Sender: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Errors-To: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Xref: main.gmane.org gmane.emacs.help:21791 X-Report-Spam: http://spam.gmane.org/gmane.emacs.help:21791 "V. L. Simpson" writes: >>>>>> "Thomas" == Thomas Beresford writes: > > > How can I set up how many spaces the tab key will use? > > THomas Beresford > > Check documentation for 'tab-width' -- C-h v return tab-width That variable specifies how the tab character will be displayed, but it doesn't (directly) say what happens when the user hits the tab key. But you already pointed to a good discussion on it... Kai